Address-plate holder



C. CHISHOLM ADDRESS PLATE HOLDER Original Filed March 20; 1922 Dec. 1924- 1,517,889

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Patented Dec, 2, 192.4.

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ADD B ESS-PLATE HQIQDER,

Original applicationfiled March 20, 1922, Serial No. 545,0.4}. 'mvided; andthis application filed September To all who/net may concern:

Be it known that I, Cmrron GIL-LSHOLM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the oountv of Cuyaho-ga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in an Address,- Pla-te Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to, printing plate holders, particularly to holders primarily adapted for use in addressing machines. The present application constitutes adivision of my application for Letters Patent on an address plate holder, Serial No. 545,- O ll filed March 20th, 1922.

Address plate holders, of the character referred to, usually are formed from light gauge metal to facilitate'their ready handling and convenient storage in file cabinets. Consequently the holders are frequently bent or otherwise mutilated and such distorted or damaged plates frequently cause considerable trouble when being passed th ugh he dd s ng ma hine whe being stacked in the filing drawers.

One of the objects of my invention, therefore, is the provision of an address. plate so constructed that the plate may be considerably strengthened and made more serviceable Without increasing the thickness of the gauge of metal which has been found practical for this purpose or in other Words, increasing the cost of manufacture of the plates.

A further object of my invention is to embody, in such a reinforced plate, means for retainin and su ortin ,rintin a b plates, ldentification cards and ndex tabs,

which means may be directed to the strengthening of the plate holder.

(lther objects of my invention will be hereinafter set forth in the following description, referri 'ig to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof, The essential novel characteristics of the invention are summarized in the claims.

In the drawings, Fig, l is a side elevation of a plate holder embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a top view of the same; 3 is an enlarged crossrsection taken substfill" tially along the lines 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. {l

Serial Njo. 663,689.

addressing machine.

In Fig, l, I have shown the plate holder a mphins e ee -m al. hhlh Pr v wi h l n itudinally extendin ibs nd tithesn transv ly x en ing. r i beaded ends which greatly add to the det ng str n th n narpin arme istic of the plate holder. This platehqlder has h cha a s s et ut n e pa -h application above referred to, as ell as some of those described and claimed my Patent No, 1,4i38,5,78 issued December 12, 2

Th b dy p r i n at t e Plat hel h the side edges thereof bent inwardly and p ar ly t Prev-te b a n t er rails ll, having flat'portions 1 0 which exn par ll it th bo y PQ I- l 0 h plate holder, The bodyportion of the plate holder has indentations 12, formed immediately over'and opposite the flats of the rails. These indentations serve a, purpose Which l he h r inafte set t t.

The lower edge of the plate holder is Shawn a t n d n a dl at t Provide a dge d. the she new- 1 d i also turned inwardly. as shown atlG, to provide a top edge rib. 'llhistop turnedkin p tiehel h erv s. to en age ll d e of an ndex wl; a s own i t e hvh le th bottom turned-in edge portion 14c serves to engage one edge of an address plate as shown in this same figure,

It be observed in Lthat the rail portions 11 have projections 18 l1ich tend above the top card-retaining edge of the holder. The purpose these extensions is to, provide a space within the general dimensions of the plate holder for. the posiin Qt ndex a sho n) whi ma he n iu teh y erun abl me -m 0 1% hetep edge Q the i The e e le ie f w p ate 4 1114;

be seen, is directedto the obtaining of the strengthening characteristics referred to, While the margins, indentations, embossed and depressed portions, etc, are arranged to acilitat t e e d pe tiehihs of the nde tabs upon the plate, the insertion or mounting of identification cards thereon, and for the ready mounting and accurate retention of embossed plates in such manner that the embossed characteristics thereof are properly exposed to receive ink from an inking mechanism of the addressing machine.

To retain the identification card in proper position on the plate holder whereby the card may be readily visible when the plate holders are stacked in the filing cabinet, I provide struck-up portions or projections 20 with the edges thereof extending parallel to the turnedin top marginal portion 16 whereby the portion 16 and the struck-up portions 20 comprise a slide-way for engaging the longitudinal edges of a card C as the same is inserted and slid over the face of the plate from the right to the left as viewed in Fig. 1. A stop and retaining lug 21 is formed to extend from the face of the plate holder at the left end thereof to properly retain the left edge of the identification card in compact relation to the body of the plate-holder. A retaining lug 22 is formed at the right side of the plate-holder in such manner as to abut the right edge of the card when fully positioned on the holder and may be of such shape as not to interfere with the ready insertion and removal of the card from engagement with the turned over edge 16 and lugs 20.

I provide a similar arrangement for the mounting and retention of the embossed printing plate P upon the plate-holder which may comprise the lower turned-in edge 14; of the plate and struck-up lugs 24 which are formed to have the edges thereof extending parallel with the turned-up portion 14, whereby the edge 14 and lugs 24; constitute a slide-way which permits the ready mounting of the plate P upon the plate-holder when slid over the surface of the plateholder from the right to the left as viewed in Fig. 1. A stop lug 25, similar to the lug 21, is formed adjacent the left margin of the plate-holder to comprise an end retaining means and stop for the embossed plates. A spring tongue 25, shown as struck from the body of the plate holder, may be provided with a keeper 27 at the right side of the plate-holder. Thus, when the plate-holder is inserted, at the right in Fig. 1, and is moved along the top of the plate to its final mounted. position, the keeper 27 is depressed below the surface of the plate-holder and when the plate is in its final position, the keeper 27 springs outwardly and engages the right edge of the plate, thus retaining it in proper position. The plate may be readily removed by depressing the tongue 25 to cause the keeper 27 to be depressed below the back surface thereof.

An index tab retaining means is formed on the plate-holder which may comprise a Series of oblong lugs or ribs 30, as shown in 1,5 mess Figs. 1 and l, formed with the greater dimensions thereof extending parallel with the side rails 11 of the plate. These lugs are equidistantly spaced apart and formed adjacent the upper turned-in edge 16 whereby index tabs may be removably mounted along the top edge of the plate-holder with a portion thereof extending into the spaces between the rail projections 18. An index tab, such as T have described and claimed in my parent application referred to, may be r tained by the embossed. portions 30 in a very efficient manner regardless of the amount of handling of the plate-holder or when being passed through the addressing machine. A longitudinally extending rib 34L extends immediately adjacent the lower ends of the embossed portion. 30 and affords a sloping surface comprising an indented or grooved portion in the back surface of the plate which affords a further retaining means for holding the index tabs in position on the plate-holder. It will be noted that the rib 34 thus constitutes a reinforcing or strength ening means for the top portion of the plate holder.

To reinforce and strengthen the lower portion of the plateholder as well as to afford a very flat and rigid supporting means for the plate when being acted upon by the printing mechanism of the addressing machine, this reinforcing may take the form of longitudinally extending corrugations 36 and intermediate depressed zones or panels 37 and 38. The front surfaces of the corrugations 36 contact with the under surface of the embossed plate P while the depressed panel portions 37 and 38, by reason of the up-set relation thereof to the normal plane of the plate-holder, constitute a very etlec tive means of stifiening the entire lower portion of the plate holder which is immediately beneath the plate P. If desired, the ren'iaining surface of the lower portion of the plate-holder, immediately beneath the right and left hand ends of the plate P may also be reinforced by the formation of di pressed areas or ribs.

lVhen the plate-holder is passing through the addressing machine, it will be seen that the extensions 18 engage roller members 40 which may be mounted on a shaft l1 carrying an inking roller 42. The diameter of the rollers ll) relative to the diameter of the inking roller 42 is such that the inking roller will be raised to clear the index tabs, the identification card and all of the projecting lugs or tongues formed on the plate holdi -r to retain the card and the OIHbOSSOCl plate. As the plate-holder traverses the roller 40 however, the roller will ride into the depressed portions 12 of the rails 10, thus bringing the surface of the inking roller 42 into contact with the embossed characters K formed on the plate P. The elevated position of the inking roller when immediately over the index tabs and identification cards, is shown by the dot and dash lines in Fig. 5, while the ink applying position of the roller, relative to the holder is shown in full lines in the same figure.

It is one of the advantages of my address plate holder that by properly selecting the extent of depression of the bed 37 with re lationto the thickness of the metal of the plate-holder and the thickness of the printing member tobe mounted thereon, I may produce a printing device having a total height-to-paper corresponding to other differently formed addressing members now on the market. This enables my address plate holder when so dimensioned to be used in existing addressing machines.

From the foregoing description of my invention it will be apparent that I provide a plate-holder construction which may be subjected to severe usage and which may be readily and efiiciently handled in quantities. The reinforcing characteristics of the plate-holders are such that a light sheetmetal material may be used in their manufacture, due to these reinforcing characteristics. The embossed plates will always be supported in such manner that the ink-receiving surfaces thereof will be maintained in a substantially common plane, thus insuring the proper impressioning of the envelopes or correspondence being handled in the addressing machine.

I claim:

1. An address plate-holder comprising a body portion having a depressed panel, a plate supporting corrugation extending upwardly with the top thereof in the plane of the body outside of the panel, and means on the body for holding an address printing member over said corrugation.

2. An address plate-holder comprising body portion having a depressed panel, a plurality of corrugations springing from the depressed panel, the tops of the corrugations being in the plane of the top of the body outside of the panel, and means on the body for holding an address printing member over said corrugations and over portions of the body adjacent said depressed portions. V In a plate holder, at body portion having moans thereon for engaging a printing member, a depressed panel beneath said printing member, the depressed panel extending longitudinally of the plate and approximately the width of the space occupied by the printing member and a plurality of rows of spaced longitudinally extending ribs or corrugations in said depressed panel, the top of said ribs or corrugations last mentioned being in a plane substantially coincident with the top of the body portion of the plate-holder whereby the printing member may rest directly on saidplurality of rows of corrugations and on the adjacent portions of the plate.

In a plate-holder, a body portion having means thereon for engaging a printing member, a depressed panel arranged to be beneath said printing member when the latter is mounted on the holder and a plurality of rows of spaced, longitudinally extending ribs or corrugations extending from the depressed panel and comprising a plate backing means.

5. In an address plate-holder a body portion, a longitudinally extending shallow corrugation therein, depressed from one side of the body, a panel formed in said address plate-holder adjacent the corrugation, and depressed from the opposite side of the body, and a plurality of projections raised from said depressed panel to lie in a plane substantially coincident with the plane of the main body of the plate-holder.

6. In an address plate-holder, a body por tion, a longitudinally extending shallow corrugation therein, a depressed panel in said address plate holder adjacent the corrugation, a plurality of projections raised from said depressed panel to lie in a plane substantially coincident-with the plane of the main body of the plate-holder, and a plurality of transversely extending corruga tions adjacent the edge of the plate-holder.

7. In an address plate-holder, a body portion, a longitudinally extending shallow corrugation therein, a depressed panel in said address plate holder adjacent the corrugation, a plurality of projections raised from said depressed panel to lie in a plane substantially parallel to the main body of the plate holder, and a plurality of longitudinally extending corrugations adjacent the end of the plate-holder.

8. An address plate-holder comprising a metallic blank having upper and lower edges thereon turned upwardly and inwardly to comprise an identification-card-retain ing means and an embossed-plate retainingmeans, a series of tongues intermediately located and extending longitudinally of the plate and toward the top ofthe plate to provide engaging means for the lower longitudinal edge of the identification card, a second. series of longitudinally extending tongues formed to have the free edges thereof extending downwardly and in parallel relation with the lower edge of the plateholder to comprise an engaging means to retain the upper edge of an address plate, a longitudinally extendmg reinforcing corrugation formed in the body of the plateholder intermediate said top turned-in edge and first mentioned series of tongues, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs formed in the body of the plate-holder. between said second series of tongues and the lower turned-n1) edge of the plate-holder and extending upwardly from a depressed panel therein.

9. The combination of a plate holder having a plurality of index tab holding projections thereon, the projections being equally spaced on said plate whereby an index tab may be arranged to straddle the plate with a recess thereof fitting over one of the projections the distance between the projections corresponding to the width of the tab whereby the tab may be fitted between the projections, or may be fitted over them.

10. In a plate-holder, a body portion having means thereon for engaging a printing member, additional means for retaining an index card, the part of said body portion being adapted to receive said index card having a longitudinally extending rib or corrugation therein, a depressed panel tending longitudinally of the plate and approximately the width of the space occupied by the printing member, and a plurality of rows of spaced, longitudinally extending ribs or corrugations in said depressed panel, the top of said ribs or corrugations last mentioned being in a plane substantially coincident with the top of the body portion of the plate-holder, whereby the printing member may rest directly on said plurality of rows of corrugations and on the adjacent undepressed portions of the body.

11. An address plate-holder comprising a metallic blank haying upper and lower edges thereof turned upwardly and inwardly to provide an identification-card retainingmeans and embossed-plate retaining-means, a series of tongues extending longitudinally of the plate-holder and toward the top of the plate to provide engaging means for the lower longitudinal edge of the identification card, a second series of longitudlnally extending tongues formed to have the free edges thereot extending downwardly and in parallel relation with the lower edge of the plate to afford an engaging means to retain the upper edge of the address plate, a longitudinally extending reinforcing rib formed in the body of the plateholder intermediate said top turned-in edges and first mentioned series of tongues and between the second series of tongues and the lower turned-up edge of the plate-holder, and a series of parallel ribs formed adjacent said first named reinforcing rib and comprising index tab retaining means.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my slgnature.

CLIFTON CHISHOLM. 

